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October 21, 2016 

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THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS
Orders Pronounced October 21, 2016
 
ORDERS ON CAUSES
THE MOTIONS FOR REHEARING OF THE FOLLOWING CAUSES ARE DENIED:
13-0303
HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT AND HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS v. EDWARD A. AND NORMA KERR, ET AL.; from Harris County; 1st Court of Appeals District (01-11-00014-CV, 445 SW3d 242, 03-07-13)
 
14-0732
MICHAEL MCINTYRE AND LAURA MCINTYRE, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR CHILDREN, K.M., L.M., C.M., M.M., AND L.M. v. EL PASO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, DR. LORENZO GARCIA, AND MARK MENDOZA; from El Paso County; 8th Court of Appeals District (08-11-00329-CV, 457 SW3d 475, 08-06-14)
 
14-0743
SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC. v. GLENN HEGAR, COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND KEN PAXTON, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF TEXAS; from Travis County; 3rd Court of Appeals District (03-12-00511-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 08-13-14)
 
 
14-0745
JOHN SAMPSON v. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN; from Travis County; 3rd Court of Appeals District (03-12-00265-CV, 488 SW3d 332, 08-08-14)
ORDERS ON CASES GRANTED
THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR REVIEW ARE GRANTED:
15-0557
JAMES O. ROGERS, WILLIAM M. BURMEISTER, CONSERVATIVE CARE, INC. AND CARE AFFILIATES, INC. v. VICTOR B. ZANETTI, CHARLES L. PERRY AND ANDREWS KURTH, LLP; from Dallas County; 5th Court of Appeals District (05-14-00733-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 06-15-15)
 
[Note: This case has been set for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., January 11, 2017.]
Time allotted to argue: 20/20 minutes
 
16-0075
HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC., HELIX WELL OPS, INC. AND HELIX OFFSHORE INTERNATIONAL, INC. v. KELVIN GOLD; from Harris County; 14th Court of Appeals District (14-15-00123-CV, 482 SW3d 638, 12-15-15)
 
[Note: This case has been set for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., January 11, 2017.]
Time allotted to argue: 20/20 minutes
ORDERS ON PETITIONS FOR REVIEW
THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR REVIEW ARE DENIED:
15-0426
ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, ALLSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY, ALLSTATE PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, ALLSTATE COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, AND ALLSTATE FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY v. REHAB ALLIANCE OF TEXAS, INC. D/B/A STEEPLECHASE FAMILY HEALTHCARE AND STEEPLECHASE PAIN MANAGEMENT & SURGICAL ASSOCIATES, SHEILA SMITH F/K/A SHEILA GOYER, DENNIS SMITH, D.C., THE DIAGNOSTIC & INJURY CENTER OF HOUSTON, L.L.C., AND IHSAN SHANTI, M.D.; from Harris County; 14th Court of Appeals District (14-13-00459-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 04-21-15)
 
as reinstated
 
15-0780
BMT O & G TX, L.P., GOLIAD O & G TX, L.P., WD O & G TX, L.P., KEYSTONE O & G TX, L.P. AND THRU LINE O & G TX, L.P. v. CLAYTON WILLIAMS ENERGY, INC. AND CHESAPEAKE EXPLORATION, L.L.C.; from Reeves County; 8th Court of Appeals District (08-14-00133-CV, 473 SW3d 341, 07-08-15)
 
15-0854
PHYTON BIOTECH, INC., PHYTON BIOTECH, LLC, AND PHYTON BIOTECH, GMBH v. DIATHEGEN, LLC; from Bexar County; 4th Court of Appeals District (04-14-00267-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 08-26-15)
 
15-0871
HSIN-CHI SU A/K/A "NOBU SU" v. VANTAGE DRILLING COMPANY; from Harris County; 14th Court of Appeals District (14-14-00461-CV, 474 SW3d 284, 07-14-15)
 
15-0948
FAYE COMTE AND LAURA SEVERT v. SMITH COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT AND JOEL P. BAKER, CARY NIX, JEFF WARR, JOANN HAMPTON, AND TERRY PHILLIPS, EACH IN HIS OR HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS A SMITH COUNTY COMMISSIONER; from Smith County; 6th Court of Appeals District (06-14-00086-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 10-28-15)
 
15-0979
WENDY SCHREIBER v. STATE FARM LLOYDS; from Harris County; 14th Court of Appeals District (14-14-00010-CV, 474 SW3d 308, 07-28-15)
 
16-0072
HARRIS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT v. INTEGRITY TITLE COMPANY, LLC AND MARIAN CONES; from Harris County; 1st Court of Appeals District (01-15-00145-CV, 483 SW3d 62, 12-15-15)
 
16-0212
ANDREW WHALLON v. CITY OF HOUSTON; from Harris County; 1st Court of Appeals District (01-11-00333-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 02-05-15)
 
motion for leave to file amended petition denied
 
16-0274
TESORO CORPORATION v. TESORO CORPORATION D/B/A TESORO PETROLEUM CORP.; from Hidalgo County; 13th Court of Appeals District (13-14-00511-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 02-18-16)
 
16-0313
LONG ISLAND VILLAGE OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., ET AL. v. MAURICE O. BERRY; from Cameron County; 13th Court of Appeals District (13-14-00363-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 03-17-16)
 
16-0342
BRIDGESTONE LAKES DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, INC., AND ROBERT A. HUDSON, CLAUDIA J. HUDSON AND TIFFANY A. ROATH, INDIVIDUALLY v. BRIDGESTONE LAKES COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION, INC.; from Harris County; 14th Court of Appeals District (14-14-00604-CV, 489 SW3d 118, 03-29-16)
 
16-0387
ALTA MESA HOLDINGS, L.P., ALTA MESA ACQUISITION SUB, LLC, THE MERIDIAN RESOURCE & EXPLORATION LLC CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE PLAN AND THE MERIDIAN RESOURCE & EXPLORATION, LLC v. STEVEN IVES AND LLOYD DELANO; from Harris County; 14th Court of Appeals District (14-14-00739-CV, 488 SW3d 438, 04-14-16)
 
16-0492
HSBC BANK USA, N.A. v. ESTATE OF JERRY WAYNE PARKS, DECEASED; from Dallas County; 5th Court of Appeals District (05-15-00346-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 03-21-16)
 
16-0525
LILA GHEMRI v. WEI WAYNE LI; from Harris County; 1st Court of Appeals District (01-15-01043-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 06-02-16)
 
16-0530
JOHN MOORE SERVICES, INC. AND JOHN MOORE RENOVATION, LLC v. THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF METROPOLITAN HOUSTON, INC., ET AL.; from Harris County; 1st Court of Appeals District (01-14-00687-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 06-02-16)
 
16-0535
ROBERTO CARLOS MENDIVES, SR. v. ANGELA ROSE MENDIVES; from Bexar County; 4th Court of Appeals District (04-16-00123-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 06-22-16)
 
as corrected
emergency motion demanding protection of laws and motion requesting declaratory relief denied
 
16-0619
CARMEN GARRETT v. FIRST STATE BANK CENTRAL TEXAS; from Hamilton County; 10th Court of Appeals District (10-14-00344-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 05-05-16)
 
16-0621
DANIEL CALDWELL v. JENNIFER GARFUTT; from Williamson County; 3rd Court of Appeals District (03-14-00019-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 01-07-16)
 
16-0633
IN THE INTEREST OF A.W.G., JR., A CHILD; from Harris County; 14th Court of Appeals District (14-16-00071-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 07-07-16)
 
16-0678
IN THE INTEREST OF P.A.C. AND K.V.C., CHILDREN; from Harris County; 14th Court of Appeals District (14-14-00799-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 06-09-16)
 
16-0706
IN THE INTEREST OF J.R., S.R., C.R., AND C.R., CHILDREN; from Bosque County; 10th Court of Appeals District (10-16-00088-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 08-31-16)
THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR REVIEW IS DISMISSED FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION:
16-0669
SAMUEL G. BREITLING AND JOANN S. BREITLING v. LNV CORPORATION; from Dallas County; 5th Court of Appeals District (05-15-00677-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 07-05-16)
 
See TEX. GOV’T CODE § 22.225(b)(1)
ORDERS ON MOTIONS FOR REHEARING
THE MOTIONS FOR REHEARING OF THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR REVIEW ARE DENIED:
15-0261
NATIONAL LLOYDS INSURANCE COMPANY v. LATOSHA A. LEWIS; from Jefferson County; 9th Court of Appeals District (09-13-00413-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 02-19-15)
 
15-0363
FJELL TECHNOLOGY GROUP F/K/A FJELL INDUSTRIES AS AND SONJA VAN UDEN v. UNITECH INTERNATIONAL, INC.; from Harris County; 14th Court of Appeals District (14-14-00255-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 02-03-15)
 
15-0735
SATTERFIELD & PONTIKES CONSTRUCTION, INC. v. TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY, JIM MCSHAN AND GREG WILLIAMS; from Harris County; 1st Court of Appeals District (01-14-00596-CV, 472 SW3d 426, 08-13-15)
 
15-0877
BARRY NUSSBAUM v. BUILDERS BANK, AN ILLINOIS BANKING CORPORATION; from Tarrant County; 2nd Court of Appeals District (02-14-00304-CV, 478 SW3d 104, 10-01-15)
 
16-0073
JERRY WEAKS AND JOYCE WEAKS v. KATHLEEN JEANETTE WHITE; from Henderson County; 12th Court of Appeals District (12-14-00253-CV, 479 SW3d 432, 10-21-15)
 
16-0126
KELLY DURAN v. EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT; from El Paso County; 8th Court of Appeals District (08-14-00179-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 07-22-15)
 
16-0165
PAUL P. BLACK v. FIRST COMMUNITY BANK; from Nueces County; 13th Court of Appeals District (13-15-00289-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 01-07-16)
 
16-0192
DR. ERIC VANDERWERFF, D.C. v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE-DIVISION OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND COMMISSIONER RYAN BRANNAN, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY; from Dallas County; 5th Court of Appeals District (05-15-00195-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 12-30-15)
 
16-0559
ROBERT GRODEN v. CITY OF DALLAS, VINCENT GOLBECK AND STEPHEN WORDEN; from Dallas County; 5th Court of Appeals District (05-15-00033-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 04-06-16)
THE MOTION FOR REHEARING OF THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS IS DENIED:
16-0153
IN RE BONNIE ALLEN THOMAS; from Johnson County; 10th Court of Appeals District (10-16-00009-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 01-28-16)
 
opposed motion for leave to file sur-reply dismissed as moot
motion to strike reply brief dismissed as moot
MISCELLANEOUS
THE MOTION TO STAY IN THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS IS DENIED:
16-0632
IN RE ELDOR BRISH; from Travis County; 3rd Court of Appeals District (03-16-00478-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 07-29-16)
 
relator's motion for emergency relief denied
 
[Note: The petition for writ of mandamus remains pending before this Court.]
THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS ARE DENIED:
16-0788
IN RE WILLIAM B. SIMS; from Bexar County; 4th Court of Appeals District (04-16-00471-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 09-29-16)
 
stay order issued October 7, 2016, lifted
 
16-0827
IN RE ROBERT [BOBBY] WIGHTMAN CERVANTES; from Nacogdoches County
 
emergency relief requested denied
motion to recuse denied
THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS IS DISMISSED:
16-0817
IN RE SUNCOAST A/C & REFRIGERATION AND LARRY J. FITTING; from Cameron County; 13th Court of Appeals District (13-16-00554-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 10-11-16)
 
joint motion to dismiss granted
stay order issued October 12, 2016, lifted
THE DECISION OF THE BOARD OF DISCIPLINARY APPEALS IN THE FOLLOWING APPEAL IS AFFIRMED:
16-0366
IN RE JOHN HATCHETT CARNEY (56562)